Puzzle.



R. J. HOGL.

PUZZLE. APPLICATKON HLEDJUNE12, 1914.

THE NORRIS PETERS CG" PH? Patented May 4, 1915.

UNITED STATES PA TENT OFFICE.

BHABANUS J. I-IOGL, OF WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA. 5 I

. PUZZLE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 4 1915, Application filed June 12, 1914. Serial No. 844,712.

To all whom it may concern: with frame portions D which have one side Be it known that I, RHABANUs separated from the arm connecting portion citizen of the United States, residing at 12 to form a passage 16.

' in the county of Ohio, With the members A, B and O interlocked as shown in Fig. 1 or in other words with the arm connecting portion 12 of the member B extending through the frame portion D of t e member and with the arms 11 same. TlllS mventlon relates to puzzles.

ter, and with the member C disposed oppohe object of the invention resides in the sitely to the members A and B with its provision of a puzzle which will be diflicult frame portion D embracing the frame porof solution and which will afford entertaintions D of the members A and B, it is only necessary in order to effect the solution of to this end embodies a plurality of members the puzzle to swing the member C so that t e frame portion D thereof will pass over lation in a manner that will render the dethe adjacent arms of the members A and B.

tachment of the membels one from the other 11s movement of the member C is conextremely difficult. tinued until the frame poltion D thereof With the above and other objects in view comes into line with the passage 16 of the the invention consists in the details of conmember B. The frame portion D of the struction an in the arran ement and commember 0 is then moved through the pasbination of parts to be hereinafter more sage 16 of the member B. The member 0 fully described and l s then moved in the opposite direction in the appended claim. g which will serve to disengage the members In describing the invention in detail ref-,g B from each other and render it ercnce will be had to t e accompanying possible to easily disengage both the memdrawings wherein like characters of refer bers B and C from the member A. In order ence denote corresponding parts in the sev-, to assemble the puzzle the operation just eral views, and in which described is reversed.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the at is claimed is puzzle assembled, and ready for the institu A puzzle comprising three U-shaped memtion of the first step in the solution of the bers the arms of each of which are disposed s5 puzzle; Fig. 2, a perspective view showing substantially at right angles to the arm conthe first step in the solution of the puzzle; necting portion, a frame portion carried by Fig. 3, a perspective view showing the next each member between the arms thereof, the step in the solution of the puzzle after frame portions of two of said members havv which the members can be detached one ing one side thereof interrupted by a passage from the other in a manner that will be may be interobvious, and Fig. 4, a view showing the locked with each other and interlocked with the frame portion of the other member.

members of the puzzle detached.

Referring to the drawings the improved Intestimony whereof, I aflix my signapuzzle is shown as comprising members A, ture, in the presence of two witnesses.

B and 0 each of which is substantially U shaped aiid includes arms 10 and 11 and an RHABANUS HOGL' arm connecting portion 12. The member A Witnesses:

is provided wlth a central frame portion D.

SAMUEL R. LEN ARD, he members B and C are also provided J OSEPH M. Hoe

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